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compulsion
Definition
noun
an act of forcing someone to do something, or the fact of being forced to do something
Example
You are under no compulsion to
treat
a violent
patient
.
a strong psychological force which makes someone do something, often unwillingly
Example
She felt a sudden compulsion to wash her hands again.
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